Generate a Token
Now that your client application has the permissions necessary to act, generate a token to start utilizing your new access.
Guide
- Go to the request token endpoint.
- Put in the ID and the secret for the client application you created.
- If you lost your secret, you can generate a new one.
POST
to generate a token.- Copy the token.
Notes for use
- Tokens last 12 hours, so do not do this often. Tokens should be regenerated after you receive a
401 response
. - You can only generate 5 tokens a minute.
Common HTTP Errors
401
: Invalid value for ‘client_id’ parameter.
– This error occurs at step 3.1 when there are authentication credentials in the “Authorization” tab. The authentication is included in the “Body” tab, therefore please remove the credentials in the “Authorization” tab and attempt to POST again.